Howard Anthony Gilmer, DO| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
About me
Howard A. Gilmer, DO, joined MedStar NRH as the Medical Director and Assistant Chief of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He is now a Medical Director for the Amputee Rehabilitation Program at MedStar NRH.
Dr. Gilmer earned an undergraduate degree in biology from Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA, attended medical school and earned a DO from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, NY, completed an internship at Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach, NY, and his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) at MedStar NRH in 2001.
His years of experience include serving as a partner in private practice in PM and R, with appointments at the Salisbury Spine Center, the Salisbury Genesis Nursing Home, Atlantic General Hospital, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, and HealthSouth Chesapeake Rehabilitation Hospital.
Dr. Gilmer holds several professional affiliations, has conducted research with transference value to his position here at MedStar NRH and is a knowledgeable speaker on topics ranging from arthritis to orthotics and prosthetics.
Clinical areas of focus
- Amputation Rehabilitation
- Amputee Rehabilitation
- Back Pain Treatment
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Knee Pain Management
- Motor Vehicle Accident Rehabilitation
- Muscle Injection
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Osteoarthritis
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Reproductive Medicine
- Sciatica Treatment
- Shoulder Pain Management
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ultrasound-Guided Cyst Aspiration
- Wheelchair Assessment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Amputation Rehabilitation
- Arthritis Rehabilitation
- Back Pain
- Back Strain
- Bursopathy
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Golfer's Elbow
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Replacement Rehabilitation
- Joint Derangement
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Motor Vehicle Accident Rehabilitation
- Myofascial Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Orthotics And Prosthetics
- Osteoarthritis
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Poliomyelitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Trigger Point Pain
- Wheelchair Assessment
Procedures I perform
- Amputee Rehabilitation
- Back Pain Treatment
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Biofeedback
- Botox Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Electromyography
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- I-131 Therapy
- Iontophoresis For Medication Delivery
- Kinesiology
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Knee Pain Management
- Manual Therapy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Injection
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Nerve Stimulation Therapy
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Orthotics Fitting
- Pain Medication Management
- Paraffin Bath Therapy
- Patching Therapy
- Phonophoresis
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Rehabilitation Planning
- Reproductive Medicine
- Rheumatology Treatment
- Sciatica Treatment
- Shoulder Pain Management
- Speech Therapy
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Sports Injury Rehabilitation
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Synthetic Pathology
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Therapeutic Massage
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ultrasound-Guided Cyst Aspiration
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
-
List of insurance plans we accept
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Network OA
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Navigate
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open POS II
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- POS OA
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Residency: National Rehabilitation Hospital-GME (2001)
Internship: Memorial Hospital (1998)
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (1997)